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Save Your SCHOOL Money is committed to a “Best of Both” operational strategy. To understand how this unique strategy fleshes out, some understanding of the history of the furnishings industry for “schools” is necessary.
For decades, the delivery system of furniture to schools paralleled other retail industries. Simplistically stated, a “brick and mortar” location serviced their surrounding area. Employees of this business would work at the location. Sales representatives for this location would call on schools. Service personnel for this location would deliver and install furnishings. And on it goes…
During a lengthy number of years, these locations were often the only game in town. Unfortunately, this advantage led to “bloated” prices and costs. For schools there was the advantage of a localized provider, and there were often positive relationships that came with that proximity. But the downside was COST! With the amount of overhead costs these locations incurred with personnel, buildings, equipment, vehicles, etc., it was really no surprise that an attempted alternative materialized.
Of course, we are referring to eCommerce! In answer to the high costs of local providers, and with the advent of the Internet, a host of national educational furniture eCommerce sites infiltrated what had been non-competitive turf for the local providers. With low overhead costs, eCommerce sites quickly became a popular source of furnishings for schools. These budget-friendly entities were seen as a panacea for schools! But the downside was RELATIONSHIP, or the lack thereof! No longer were there familiar faces explaining furnishings, handling delivery and assembly and installation. Now schools found themselves taking on much more responsibility to achieve those “savings”, and discovered that dealing with damage claims from shipping, and handing assembly and installation, and finding what was ordered that had looked so great on the website and sounded so great over the phone, did not really meet the needs they were purchased for!
Save Your School Money is committed to offering schools a “Best of Both” scenario. In its simplest form, this means keeping costs/overhead minimal, while providing/valuing relationships! For cities/towns where we have a physical presence already (we are expanding on an ongoing basis), we can provide expertise at your location, while at the same time refusing to encumber our efforts with a brick-and-mortar facility. We can provide whatever services your school might desire, while at the same time allowing other services to be declined so you do not incur costs for those. And most important of all, we can develop trusted relationships with your team, so they are freed to carry out their primary responsibilities.
We hope you will take a shot and explore this new way to purchase chairs, tables, desks, etc. for your schools. Please, fill out the form below and allow one of our team members to contact you to assist in your school furnishing needs. We will never give your information away, it is safe with us!